The long and controversial history of human and animal relations does not suggest any easy solutions of the complex problems. ... Herzog cites some insightful examples demonstrating that "the way we think about other species" is frequently inconsistent, depends on biased concepts or emotional stimuli, and, "often defies logic" (242). ... "Question[ing] the morality of keeping pets," may also result in releasing pets from what their loving owners see as captivity (Herzog 243). ...

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